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• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:56:51 -0400
  ...Almost all VW engines that have oil filters have some type of bypass in case of filter blockage. Even the type 1 engines that...
• Re: Toilet paper filter is better
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:55:58 -0500
  I think the Fram oil filter causes your light to come not because it's thicker, or better, than a factory filter, but because...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:46:01 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Oil filter question > FWIW, almost all oil filters have anti-drain back valves, and bypass > valves as well. It is the quality...
• Re: Oil pressure Light and alarm on decelleration after new oil change?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:58:36 EST
  ...While there may be some oil pressure problems related to some aftermarket oil filters there certainly are more oil filters on the market that...
• Re: K & N Recharger
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 11:04:46 -0800
  The K&N Filter is an oiled cloth type filter. The recharger kit you mentioned is a cleaning and re-oiling kit. The AIR...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:20:42 -0700
  ...I've been quite happy changing my oil and main filter religiously every 3000 miles/3 months for the past 35+ years on all...
• Subject: Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 20:45:08 -0700
  ...Oil filter changes on diesels? > > At one time I owned an '82 diesel Vanagon. The oil filter had a plastic cup sort of > device...
• oil filter substitution
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 21:04:37 -0400
  Some of you may already knows this yet a TDi oil filter will fit the air cooled engine. This is a much longer filter...
• Re: oil pressure-quaker state filters/Fram filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:42:48 -0400
  Stop Blaming the filters. The oil pressure switch that operates the oil warning buzzer above 2000 rpm is located between the pump and the...
• Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 13:19:47 -0400
  What kind of hose is suggested for installing a remote oil filter and/or an external oil cooler on a 1.9l wbx? What...
• Re: knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 14:04:05 -0800
  > A more likely cause is your oil filter, but it could certainly be sticky > lifters. With cheapo filters like the ones you get at...
• coffee filter oil test
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 15:20:27 -0800
  ...The oil that was run with Marvel Mystery oil for 700 miles. I took a photo of the opened coffee filter and don't...
• Re: Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:59:00 -0500
  ...The larger diesel filters fit on the gas engines and like using diesel oil in a gas engine, using the diesel filters is also...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:53:15 -0400
  Not only oil pressure can ruin your engine oil filter. If you are running a Syncro off road, the filter is in an area...
• Re: suddenly knocking engine (help)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:09:15 -0800
  ...The "anti-return" valve, usually just inside of the perimeter oil inlets of the filter, keeps the oil from draining out of the filter...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 20 May 1999 11:30:47 -0700
  ...That actually says nothing about either of the filters effectiveness. However, the Mahle filter may be masking a bad oil pump, worn engine bearings...
• Re: oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 05:47:29 -0500
  ...oil filter question > The Golf/Jetta has an oil filter bypass in the engine, (usually in the > filter mount). The Vanagon engine does not...
• Oil filter change w/o oil change
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:53:04 +0000
  Can I drop and change just the filter on my 91 wbx (just did oil but didn't like the available filter) and if...
• Oil filter on a '74 transporter?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 95 09:27:24 EDT
  ...i know this engine had been majorly rebuilt but would someone add an oil filter? hmmm....maybe i misread hayes and the idiots guide...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 23:52:56 -0800
  ...Perhaps oil filters also has an extended service interval these days too? David --- David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > VW OEM oil filter for...
• link of interest about oil and filters
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 20:10:42 -0500
  ...Good general info on oil and filters; cutting several filters open to disclose how much actual filtering element there is and how well they...
• Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 23:24:27 -0500
  ...So I changed the oil and filter, again using the Mobil1 0w-40 and Fram TG filter. I also replaced the air filter. ~11...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:13:00 -0500
  A bypass oil filter works by diverting part of your oil flow through a filter that's set-up to trap very fine particles...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 21:21:30 -0800
  VW OEM oil filter for my 2001 Passat has the word 25 KM on the filter body. everything else were German, a language I...
• oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 21:44:10 -0500
  Any one use oil filters other than german made?? I just changed my oil ...the bosch filter i removed has all kinds of springs...
• Re: A question about oil filters. Riddle of the week./
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:55:43 +0200
  Ray Hunnam wrote: > A question regarding the oil filters. > > I normally purchase my filters from the dealer which cost around $27.00 > Aust. These...
• oil filter and oil pressure on cold start
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:02:17 -0500
  ...Aren't Vanagon > filters designed with a valve that keeps oil from draining out of the > filter for the purpose of getting the oil...
• Oil & filters &
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:00:49 -0800
  ...Fram filter with 10W30 oil that came in the van when I bought it caused the oil buzzer to come on repeatedly. Never a...
• Re: Castrol and BP/Now Mobil 1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 May 2010 13:51:12 -0600
  Some information about oil filters worth the read: http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html How are the filters compared to > the Mann...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:36:54 -0700
  If the poster's question hasn't been answered yet, It's no big deal to change the oil filter by itself. Only few...
• AW: Jetta 2.0L conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:30:14 -0700
  I read the oil filter report. The two German oil filters I use always are the Mahle or Mann Diesel filter for my inline...
• Re: Was Motor Oil (Synthetic), now Ail Filters
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:02:41 -0500
  ...And, yes I >oiled them per the instructions with their special red oil - this was not a >user issue. CU tested air filters a...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:16:10 -0800
  ...I tried different filters, but always used the same 15 50 Mobil 1 synthetic oil. Problem always went away with filter and oil change...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:55:54 -0800
  There have been near endless testing and reports on oil filter performance. Google it, and there could even be some in the archives for...
• Oil filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:42:23 -0500
  Some of you may recall my post a while ago regarding concerns over the Mahle oil filters ability to actually remove dirt. This was...
• Re: Oil Filter Question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 11:44:45 -0800
  ...Oil Filter Question To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I've been running VW filters since owning my van. However, I recently > decided to give...
• Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:34:25 -0800
  Oil filters: Mann, Mahle, yes, but don't forget Amsoil. Another oil filter that works very well in the vanagon is made by Amsoil...
• Re: oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:07:45 -0400
  ...oil filter question > The Golf/Jetta has an oil filter bypass in the engine, (usually in the > filter mount). The Vanagon engine does not...
• Re: Another Synthetic Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:53:54 -0600
  "On most vehicles the oil filter usually is in a position where when it is removed no oil will drain except from the filter...
• oil filters and I-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 08:54:29 -0800
  ...On the I-4 filter this valve is close to the mounting base, on the wbx filter it is further down the main oil...
• Oil filter cooler hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 18:21:43 -0800
  Has anyone ever replaced either of the hoses that connect to the oil filter cooler? Can this been done without pulling the exhaust pipes...
• Was Motor Oil (Synthetic), now Ail Filters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:24:18 -0600
  Wear metals may be blamed on the oil but elevated silica is a sign of dirt getting past the air filter. Years ago I...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:35:34 -0400
  The proper oil filter for the Vanagon WB and most vehicles has an anti-drain back valve. It is basically a diaphragm under the...
• Re: Ok you doubters, My two cents
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:40:40 -0500
  ...I've been using Amsoil synthetic oil and the Amsoil oil filters. Like the filters that Mark mentioned, these filters are able to filter...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:35:11 -0500
  AS I recall from way back - in addition to the filter material and it's construction - one of the big issues on oil filters...
• Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bingman
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:55:20 -0800
  ...I assume that provided the attachment to > go on the oil filter flange has a bypass valve with the appropriate > pressure, (ie: designed for...
• Re: NVC - Good article on technical analysis of engine oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:34:18 +0000
  ...Perhaps that is not true with the tough guard filters. http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html Where do you get your oil...
• Re: Oil filter on a '74 transporter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:19:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...i know this engine > had been majorly rebuilt but would someone add an oil filter? hmmm....maybe > i misread hayes and the idiots guide...
• Re: Sale on Mobil 1 at Auto Zone
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:09:17 -0400
  The Mobil 1 oil filter is an excellent (if not usually overpriced) filter for the Vanagon. It performs much better than the standard Mann...
• Eurovan oil filter Warning
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 12:47:00 -0500
  Like all good EV owners I spent last friday nite under it changing the oil and filter. I saw something that I had seen...
• Re: Was Motor Oil (Synthetic), now Ail Filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:21:25 -0500
  ...I immediately suspected the air filters I was running - I had "upgraded" to K&N filters which are oil soaked gauze filters that are...
• Re: Toilet paper filter is better
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:37:42 -0700
  ...I have to run a stock filter for this not to happen. The thickness > of > > the TP filter would starve my oil pump. > > > > Adam...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 06:54:28 -0800
  Hi Scott, you're right, of course, about how deeply oil filter performance has been studied. Big amounts of money and expensive engines are...
• Re: VW oil filter a must?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Tue, 9 May 2000 04:25:20 EDT
  ...Also, the filters often come with a "nut" molded to the bottom for installation/removal with a standard socket instead of the clunky oil...
• Re: oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:50:16 -0500
  ...If the oil filter does not contain then it is in the oil until the next change. I will be taking oil samples this...
• Re: VW oil filter a must?
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Sun, 7 May 2000 21:29:20 -0700
  ...VW oil filter a must? > I am curious as to know what oil and filter to use for my 87 Westy. > I've recently...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:39:00 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Anyway, my questions are regarding the oil filter. The PO was using a > Napa filter that I'd like to...
• FW: RE: oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:25:50 -0500
  ...If the oil filter does not contain then it is in the oil until the next change. I will be taking oil samples this...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:58:21 EDT
  In a message dated 10/19/99 12:52:01 AM, vw4x4@fyi.net wrote: <<I highly doubt that this filter is your oil...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:09:21 -0600
  ...Fram's and many of "cheap" oil filters list the same part for the VW I4's (Golf, Jetta, Fox...) as for the Vanagon...